- October 5, 2026
2:12 p.m. — 100 block of Williamson Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Swindle food operator. As police were completing paperwork for a 39-year-old man who was being placed into police custody under the Marchman Act, a call about a reported theft was dispatched to the department.
It involved the man and his unpaid bill at a nearby restaurant.
Officers responded to a local hotel after receiving a call that the man was threatening death by suicide, according to a police report, as a friend had reported receiving alarming text messages. Once at the hotel, officers spotted the man walking onto the property. Police noted he exhibited signs of intoxication, including the odor of alcohol and an unsteady gait.
The man requested he be transported under a Marchman act for evaluation and for help with alcohol abuse, the police report states. Then, the restaurant's call came in.
The man admitted he had been drinking at the restaurant and that he left without paying his bill. He told police he was intending to go back to his hotel room and sleep. He had also left his wallet at the restaurant.
The restaurant wished to press charges.
5:02 p.m. — First block of Mayfield Terrace, Ormond Beach
Petit theft. An Ormond Beach resident called police after her package was stolen by a woman in a white baseball cap.
According to a police report, the incident occurred two days prior at around 1:13 p.m. The resident's Ring camera captured the suspect walking up to the home's porch, tucking the package under her shirt and walking away. The package was valued at $16.
The suspect may have left some evidence behind, as the resident spotted some jewelry on the welcome mat.
In the end, the resident opted not to press charges.
